10252 / 18210 · Workshop 84 — Modulation Architecture: Pivot Chords, Direct Modulation, Common-Tone Modulation, Sequential Modulation, and Making Key Changes Feel Inevitable← prev⊞ allnext → 84.111Smooth modulation recipe
For smooth key change:
- preserve one or more common tones
- move inner voices by semitone/whole step
- avoid abrupt register/groove change
- introduce new key's defining accidental gradually
- confirm destination afterward